Due to a sudden strike of interest, I watched a couple of episodes of InuYasha. The story of monster fighting and nice animation, however, was not the most interesting to me. The most striking feature of this wildly popular series is its resemblance to the Chinese Novel of Journey to the West.
Characters:
InuYasha is almost a reincarnation of the Monkey King, in personality, behavior and life. Both of them are rebellious, highly impulsive, totally acting on instinct. Do not like rules, violent. At the same time, they are the most capable fighters of their respective groups, and always need some help to get the jobs done. In life story, Monkey King was buried under a mountain initially, InuYasha was stuck on a tree by an arrow, there were then saved by the person they are supposed to protect. Monkey King by Tang Seng, and InuYasha by Kagome. Then they both acted violently towards their saviors, only to by reined in by a special item only their saviors can control. Monkey King by the head band, and InuYasha by the necklace. Also their favorite weapons can change size. Monkey King's stick is tucked nicely away in his ear, only when he fights, he makes it big. InuYasha's sword is small usually, but becomes big when fighting. And these weapons can only by used by them.
Kagome is Tang Seng, obviously. Weak and sensitive, but is the powerful backbone of the group. Tang Seng is seeking the ultimate knowledge, and Kagome the powerful Jewel. Also they are both the reincarnation of some powerful beings in the past. Tang See a budda, and Kagome Kikyo.
ZhuBajie is separated into two characters loosely. Lustful part becomes Miroku, and the timid part becomes Sippo.
Sha Seng is Sanpo, industrious, and good fighter, but harbors some sadness from the past inside.
Xiao Bai Long is Kiara loosely...
Most importantly, in both series, the ensembles fight YaGuai (YoKai) to achieve certain goals.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Opinion on Tibetan issue from an American friend
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I feel badly that it seems that American people are demonstrating against the Chinese people. I think the people demonstrating do not fully understand the issue, and they are actually demonstrating against the government of China, and not the Chinese people. I also think that China's actions during Tiananmen Square killings and with the imprisonment of journalists has opened the door for criticism of the government of China.
People have seized upon the Tibetan issue as a reason to attack the Chinese government. Since we have spent so much time in China, I personally see how hard it is for the Chinese government to take care of all of the many people, so I have a better understanding of the reasons the Chinese government does what it does. I also have a great love for the Chinese people, and I separate that from any thoughts I may have about governmental tactics of control.
I accept that the Tibet issue is more complicated than it seems here in the US, and I realize I do not have sufficient knowledge to make a judgement. I wish that the people of China understand that Americans are not demonstrating against them.
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今天我也“愤青”了一把
今天中午朋友给我打电话说：“快来学生活动中心，这里藏毒，台独，还有轮子们都凑齐了！“
原来，今天藏毒为了响应达赖的明州之行，专门在明大学生活动中心门口组织了演讲，签名，伪火炬传递等一系列活动。
我们这边主要靠本科生学生会组织的一些志愿者，做一些关于奥运，西藏历史和现状的宣传。
中午过后一群藏毒，台独，外加轮子在东，西校区游行了一圈又回来学生中心。那时侯好多中国学生都已经离开了，所以我们这边的人相比起来有点势单力薄。
双方在现场开始了激烈的辩论。
其中有一个，自称是欧洲人的学生，我们有好几个人去围着他讲。于是我也凑上去听。（后来发现此人根本是个无政府主义者！）
很快发现此人口才很好，喜欢设圈套让你钻，主要跟他辩的那位同志就有一次不小心“中招”。
后来听到此人开始叫嚣”曾多次前往西藏“，”呆了很长时间“，”在西藏认识交谈过的每一个藏人都不想留在中国“，”去的是西藏的边远地区，农村地区，很代表民意“。。。
听得我心里那叫个火大啊！！！！本来我不太喜欢这种形式的辩论（主要是自己口才不好），可是实在是忍受不了这种公然的谎言了。
于是提高嗓门问他”你说藏语吗？“
答到，”不说“；
继续问：“那说中文？”；
答到：“不会”；
晕死！！！“那你去藏族边远农村认识的藏人水平还真高啊，都用英文来表达自己的‘美好愿望’了！”
旁边的主辩手马上适时得接过话题，追打落水狗，“你谈的那些个别例子，绝对是少数民族里面的绝少数分子”。
哎！照我说这对他还是客气的了，我的本意是，此斯根本一liar。
到后来，此斯就更扯了，装出一副受害者，不得不承认的样子说：“I was put in prison in China, OK? I did not do anything but just being a tourist there...They kept me for no reason....they said I was a spy...”
本人再次忍无可忍，对他说，“All government do that kind of stuff! (Are you naive or something, using such a thing to accuse Chinese government这句话是在心里讲的，呵呵) CIA does that all the time, don't you know???!!!
我们这边主要靠本科生学生会组织的一些志愿者，做一些关于奥运，西藏历史和现状的宣传。
中午过后一群藏毒，台独，外加轮子在东，西校区游行了一圈又回来学生中心。那时侯好多中国学生都已经离开了，所以我们这边的人相比起来有点势单力薄。
双方在现场开始了激烈的辩论。
其中有一个，自称是欧洲人的学生，我们有好几个人去围着他讲。于是我也凑上去听。（后来发现此人根本是个无政府主义者！）
很快发现此人口才很好，喜欢设圈套让你钻，主要跟他辩的那位同志就有一次不小心“中招”。
后来听到此人开始叫嚣”曾多次前往西藏“，”呆了很长时间“，”在西藏认识交谈过的每一个藏人都不想留在中国“，”去的是西藏的边远地区，农村地区，很代表民意“。。。
听得我心里那叫个火大啊！！！！本来我不太喜欢这种形式的辩论（主要是自己口才不好），可是实在是忍受不了这种公然的谎言了。
于是提高嗓门问他”你说藏语吗？“
答到，”不说“；
继续问：“那说中文？”；
答到：“不会”；
晕死！！！“那你去藏族边远农村认识的藏人水平还真高啊，都用英文来表达自己的‘美好愿望’了！”
旁边的主辩手马上适时得接过话题，追打落水狗，“你谈的那些个别例子，绝对是少数民族里面的绝少数分子”。
哎！照我说这对他还是客气的了，我的本意是，此斯根本一liar。
到后来，此斯就更扯了，装出一副受害者，不得不承认的样子说：“I was put in prison in China, OK? I did not do anything but just being a tourist there...They kept me for no reason....they said I was a spy...”
本人再次忍无可忍，对他说，“All government do that kind of stuff! (Are you naive or something, using such a thing to accuse Chinese government这句话是在心里讲的，呵呵) CIA does that all the time, don't you know???!!!
Friday, April 11, 2008
From Thinking About Tibet
Tibetan protest disrupting the Olympic torch relay in Paris, London has caused an uproar in the Chinese community worldwide. Yunyun and I even had a fight over the issue on the dinner table recently. I admire her passion for our country and the outright rejection of lies being permeated throughout the western media, whether intentional or un-intentional.
She referred to me some online posts expressing anger even hate towards Dalai Lama, Tibetan protesters, Western interference. Especially the recent insentitive comments by Jack Cafferty of CNN by calling billions of Chinese people "goons and thugs." I felt the same anger all Chinese people feel, but at the same time, what had happened is making me uneasy. People, common Americans, are now relating the 2008 Olympics to the 1936 German Olympics hosted by Adolf Hitler.
Are Americans and Europeans simply misinformed? Perhaps. But in the deeper level, I think they are threatened. It is not because of the so-called human right abuses. They fear China, because China is rising and China is out of their control. Japan still executes people using gallows, but no one cares about that, rather most westerners considers Japan as a jewel of modern society. This is all because people believe Japan is under the supervision of the United States, and doesn't pose a threat.
China, on the other hand, is a communist regime, spends billions of dollars on military, spends even more in acquiring raw materials from all around the world. What are they planning doing? No one knows, not even Chinese. Meanwhile, all production jobs are going to China, all other world powers are running significant trade deficits against China. We have seen a quite yet surely Political and Economic power redistribution. Of course, these people watching their own pie getting smaller and smaller everyday must vent their fear and anger one way or another. How can they allow China to flaunt its economic prosperity without dirtying it with some smudges. Finding China's faults here and there can flare up the anti-Chinese sentiments, putting pressures on Chinese government to give unfair favors and hold the Chinese nation hostage, in other words, keep it under control like a puppy dog.
I admit, this intention held by some westerners, is despicable. But what should we, as Chinese, do? Engage in shout matches on the street with the Free Tibet protesters? Expressing anger and frustrations towards the unfair media coverage? Clarifying all the lies and unfairness to the world repeatedly? No, those are useless, even worse than useless. They are useless to change the world opinion, because the source of their anti-Chinese sentiment is not human right abuses, or the lack of democracy in China (US makes plenty of friends in the world lacking those two), it is fear and anger. No matter how clearly we explain China is improving in human rights and how Tibet has improved from a dirt poor serfdom to a economic prosperous region, people will turn a deaf ear, and continue their protest.Those activities are worse than useless, because it flares up anger and frustration within the Chinese communities, polarizing us against them, deepening the antagonistic feelings on both sides. Putting world peace and economic stability in danger. So the more anger we show, the happier we make those few people hoping for the doom of China. The more anger we show, the more divided the world is, the more isolated China will become.
气愤的情绪是可以理解的，但过度的气愤是会让“亲者痛，而仇者快的”。 现在我们不但不应该大骂“藏独”分子和西方媒体， 反而应该笑着脸的邀请世界的各路人士到北京去一睹世界大融合的胜景。体现我们中华民族的大度和大气。当然，做人立国都要有原则，西藏是中国的一部分，西藏在中华民族的怀抱中会更加欣欣向荣。只是行动比口号更实在有力。咱闭口不争，走着瞧，何必要和几个不懂事的，在“仇恨中国”教条下长大的西藏孩子们骂大街呢? 照我说，我们甚至应该邀请达赖到奥运会。他来，我们欢迎，但缄口不谈 西藏的事情； 他不来，是他小气，反而显得我们能伸能屈。
中国只要能维持自己经济的发展，提高老百姓的生活质量，维护民族和谐，增加政府的透明度和民主性，不干涉他国内政，就能走出一条自己的路子来。我们不应该一味的模仿西方社会，更不应该抵触西方文明，而是应该摸石过河，一步一桩，打牢坚实的经济基础，完善法制的政治体系，协调内部的资产矛盾，建设强大的军事防御，向世界传播博大的中国文化。简单点说， 就是马克思那句话：走自己的路，让别人说去吧。
She referred to me some online posts expressing anger even hate towards Dalai Lama, Tibetan protesters, Western interference. Especially the recent insentitive comments by Jack Cafferty of CNN by calling billions of Chinese people "goons and thugs." I felt the same anger all Chinese people feel, but at the same time, what had happened is making me uneasy. People, common Americans, are now relating the 2008 Olympics to the 1936 German Olympics hosted by Adolf Hitler.
Are Americans and Europeans simply misinformed? Perhaps. But in the deeper level, I think they are threatened. It is not because of the so-called human right abuses. They fear China, because China is rising and China is out of their control. Japan still executes people using gallows, but no one cares about that, rather most westerners considers Japan as a jewel of modern society. This is all because people believe Japan is under the supervision of the United States, and doesn't pose a threat.
China, on the other hand, is a communist regime, spends billions of dollars on military, spends even more in acquiring raw materials from all around the world. What are they planning doing? No one knows, not even Chinese. Meanwhile, all production jobs are going to China, all other world powers are running significant trade deficits against China. We have seen a quite yet surely Political and Economic power redistribution. Of course, these people watching their own pie getting smaller and smaller everyday must vent their fear and anger one way or another. How can they allow China to flaunt its economic prosperity without dirtying it with some smudges. Finding China's faults here and there can flare up the anti-Chinese sentiments, putting pressures on Chinese government to give unfair favors and hold the Chinese nation hostage, in other words, keep it under control like a puppy dog.
I admit, this intention held by some westerners, is despicable. But what should we, as Chinese, do? Engage in shout matches on the street with the Free Tibet protesters? Expressing anger and frustrations towards the unfair media coverage? Clarifying all the lies and unfairness to the world repeatedly? No, those are useless, even worse than useless. They are useless to change the world opinion, because the source of their anti-Chinese sentiment is not human right abuses, or the lack of democracy in China (US makes plenty of friends in the world lacking those two), it is fear and anger. No matter how clearly we explain China is improving in human rights and how Tibet has improved from a dirt poor serfdom to a economic prosperous region, people will turn a deaf ear, and continue their protest.Those activities are worse than useless, because it flares up anger and frustration within the Chinese communities, polarizing us against them, deepening the antagonistic feelings on both sides. Putting world peace and economic stability in danger. So the more anger we show, the happier we make those few people hoping for the doom of China. The more anger we show, the more divided the world is, the more isolated China will become.
气愤的情绪是可以理解的，但过度的气愤是会让“亲者痛，而仇者快的”。 现在我们不但不应该大骂“藏独”分子和西方媒体， 反而应该笑着脸的邀请世界的各路人士到北京去一睹世界大融合的胜景。体现我们中华民族的大度和大气。当然，做人立国都要有原则，西藏是中国的一部分，西藏在中华民族的怀抱中会更加欣欣向荣。只是行动比口号更实在有力。咱闭口不争，走着瞧，何必要和几个不懂事的，在“仇恨中国”教条下长大的西藏孩子们骂大街呢? 照我说，我们甚至应该邀请达赖到奥运会。他来，我们欢迎，但缄口不谈 西藏的事情； 他不来，是他小气，反而显得我们能伸能屈。
中国只要能维持自己经济的发展，提高老百姓的生活质量，维护民族和谐，增加政府的透明度和民主性，不干涉他国内政，就能走出一条自己的路子来。我们不应该一味的模仿西方社会，更不应该抵触西方文明，而是应该摸石过河，一步一桩，打牢坚实的经济基础，完善法制的政治体系，协调内部的资产矛盾，建设强大的军事防御，向世界传播博大的中国文化。简单点说， 就是马克思那句话：走自己的路，让别人说去吧。
Friday, March 21, 2008
Kamen Water Purifier
Last night, Dean Kamen, the inventor of Segway was on the Colbert Report. He brought with him a magic black box turning any waste water into pure clean water. And he proposed that he can use this box in the third world countries to save millions of people from water borne diseases. As funnily skeptical as Colbert, he dumped a bag of salty jalapeño flavored Doritos into the waste water to see if it comes out the other end clean.
I searched on the web to look for how this contraption works and more importantly if it's a practical device for the poor countries. It turns out that it was invented in 2003, and it's a low energy water distiller. It can use any sort of heat source and costing about 1000 watts to distill 10 gallons of water per hour. The key invention is to trap the heat when water re-condenses and recycle that heat to boil more water.
It's much more mundane than the magic black box I thought it was.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
STOCK RALLY!!!
3/11/08 is a memorable day on wall street!!
S&P 500 went up by almost 4% in one day on the news that the fed is releasing $250b liquidity.
Hooray!!
The stock market has been miserable for the late Feb to early Mar. It is like a man with erectile dysfunction, who can never get it up. Finally the "Viagra" worked yesterday.
How long can it last is the question? Investors are still jittery about the future.
S&P 500 went up by almost 4% in one day on the news that the fed is releasing $250b liquidity.
Hooray!!
The stock market has been miserable for the late Feb to early Mar. It is like a man with erectile dysfunction, who can never get it up. Finally the "Viagra" worked yesterday.
How long can it last is the question? Investors are still jittery about the future.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
A little reward at a time
This one is related to the previous post. How to find the little rewards in life.
Every morning, I manage to wake up at 6:30 am. Quite a feat for me, considering my usual wakeup time for the past 3 years was 10:30 am. I exercise and make breakfast in the morning. This seemed an almost impossible task couple months ago. Now all seems so natural, and most interestingly, more rewarding.
From exercises, I flex my muscles, and feels more energy for the whole day. In the morning, I can even squeeze in a little time for reading. I find reading so much more interesting than TV. TV is a repeating cycle of mind numbness. Not only because alot of times, it just doing reruns over and over again, but also because it replies on man-made spectacles. I will write another post about this.
More importantly, I get more time working. Now I see as an exercise of the mind. The way I see it, the mind has two component, the consciousness and the operational component (for the lack of better words). Consciousness is like an computer-human interface, need it to access the brain and interpret the world. Operational part is like a cpu, doing all the contemplation and thinking. Usually, only the consciousness is working, whether you are watching TV or working. There is not much going on in the back of your mind. But consciousness is extremely finicky and fragile. It gets tired and easily overwhelmed. TV is targeting this consciousness. It's like a drug dulling all senses. For those few moments, you are not thinking, you are free of care of all things in life, how wonderful.
The operating part in the back of your mind is like a computer program. Once it starts, it never stops until some objective is finished. Then the routine goes back to consciousness again, deciding whether to start a new run or stop. The rewarding part of using the operating part is that it gets better the more one uses it. You don't get tired, or confused, or scared when you are using it. Only when the signals go back to consciousness, you feel tired, confused or scared. But most of the time, if the operating part is used properly, things will have a good outcome, and then there is nothing to be confused or scared.
A good example is public speaking. All of us have the experience that we feel scared and nervous anticipating speaking in front of a big crowd. Thoughts creep in about how people would think about what I talk about, how I looked, if I am going to make a fool of myself. But once 5 minutes into the talk, calmness sets in, we can focus and concentrate, a stream of energy fills one's body. And afterwards, and only afterwards you start to feel tired and even a sense of accomplishment.
So the consciousness makes all the decisions but is vulnerable. Operating part does all the works, and does not feel. Unfortunately, we are too often controlled by the vulnerable feeling of the consciousness, we are unable to move beyond the veil of the fragile consciousness. Hence we feel trapped, unmotivated, missing something in life. Only when we are willing to give up the control by consciousness can we regain a feeling of enjoyment. Maybe that's what they say give up control to gain control.
So I guess the trick is let consciousness dump all the work on the operating part, and enjoy the feeling of accomplishment afterwards. Once one command becomes routine, then it does not require effort for the consciousness to direct a job to the operating part, then it becomes a habit.
If gains nothing, my consciousness would be content to know that my operating part is exercised to be strong. Thinking like this, sometimes, I even have a strong urge to exercise the mind. Make it smarter, stronger. Only when exercising the mind, you are calm and alert. When one achieves full awareness and abandons the finicky feelings of consciousness, one achieves higher consciousness. I will work towards that. And that's my spirituality.
Every morning, I manage to wake up at 6:30 am. Quite a feat for me, considering my usual wakeup time for the past 3 years was 10:30 am. I exercise and make breakfast in the morning. This seemed an almost impossible task couple months ago. Now all seems so natural, and most interestingly, more rewarding.
From exercises, I flex my muscles, and feels more energy for the whole day. In the morning, I can even squeeze in a little time for reading. I find reading so much more interesting than TV. TV is a repeating cycle of mind numbness. Not only because alot of times, it just doing reruns over and over again, but also because it replies on man-made spectacles. I will write another post about this.
More importantly, I get more time working. Now I see as an exercise of the mind. The way I see it, the mind has two component, the consciousness and the operational component (for the lack of better words). Consciousness is like an computer-human interface, need it to access the brain and interpret the world. Operational part is like a cpu, doing all the contemplation and thinking. Usually, only the consciousness is working, whether you are watching TV or working. There is not much going on in the back of your mind. But consciousness is extremely finicky and fragile. It gets tired and easily overwhelmed. TV is targeting this consciousness. It's like a drug dulling all senses. For those few moments, you are not thinking, you are free of care of all things in life, how wonderful.
The operating part in the back of your mind is like a computer program. Once it starts, it never stops until some objective is finished. Then the routine goes back to consciousness again, deciding whether to start a new run or stop. The rewarding part of using the operating part is that it gets better the more one uses it. You don't get tired, or confused, or scared when you are using it. Only when the signals go back to consciousness, you feel tired, confused or scared. But most of the time, if the operating part is used properly, things will have a good outcome, and then there is nothing to be confused or scared.
A good example is public speaking. All of us have the experience that we feel scared and nervous anticipating speaking in front of a big crowd. Thoughts creep in about how people would think about what I talk about, how I looked, if I am going to make a fool of myself. But once 5 minutes into the talk, calmness sets in, we can focus and concentrate, a stream of energy fills one's body. And afterwards, and only afterwards you start to feel tired and even a sense of accomplishment.
So the consciousness makes all the decisions but is vulnerable. Operating part does all the works, and does not feel. Unfortunately, we are too often controlled by the vulnerable feeling of the consciousness, we are unable to move beyond the veil of the fragile consciousness. Hence we feel trapped, unmotivated, missing something in life. Only when we are willing to give up the control by consciousness can we regain a feeling of enjoyment. Maybe that's what they say give up control to gain control.
So I guess the trick is let consciousness dump all the work on the operating part, and enjoy the feeling of accomplishment afterwards. Once one command becomes routine, then it does not require effort for the consciousness to direct a job to the operating part, then it becomes a habit.
If gains nothing, my consciousness would be content to know that my operating part is exercised to be strong. Thinking like this, sometimes, I even have a strong urge to exercise the mind. Make it smarter, stronger. Only when exercising the mind, you are calm and alert. When one achieves full awareness and abandons the finicky feelings of consciousness, one achieves higher consciousness. I will work towards that. And that's my spirituality.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Never to be too serious
Never to be too serious about anything, I really mean it, and this is for your own good.
I have been contemplating about motivation recently (mostly because I have a tendency to procrastinate). If I am seriously pick a time and sit down and do some study, most likely, my brain will be filled with some outlandish day dreams, I will not be able to focus. If I use my feeble will power to glue my butt to the seat, more like than not, I will fall asleep. Tragic, what happened to me, I used to do so well, focused 100% when I was doing homeworks. But now, when I am doing my own research, I cannot focus?!?
The funny thing is if I try to seriously relax and have fun, play games or watch a movie or something, then my mind wonders again, simply cannot focus. Is my brain playing tricks on me, or god is playing a trick on me.
Then it struck me, I should relax, I should let pressure go, and most importantly, think ahead. The reason why homework systems worked is because I was thinking ahead about submitting it and earn praises, the reason why I am motivated to cook 2-3 times a week, is because I am thinking ahead to filling a hungry stomach; and I am writing this blog now, is because I am thinking ahead of sharing my thoughts and revealing a truth about myself. Simply put, all the things we do are means to achieve some ends. Better to keep those ends in minds, rather than treating those means as ends.
And of course, if those ends you keep in mind are too lofty, they don't work. You sitting down to read a paper, you cannot think about this is getting me a job, this is about my retirement plan in 40 years. The ends have to be immidiately realizable, no matter how silly they are.
Keep on thinking about those goals, automatically, I would have an urge to do things to attain those goals. And once those goals are achieved, then I feel gratified and motivated. Remember feelings always come afterwards.
So now, seriously, don't be serious.
I have been contemplating about motivation recently (mostly because I have a tendency to procrastinate). If I am seriously pick a time and sit down and do some study, most likely, my brain will be filled with some outlandish day dreams, I will not be able to focus. If I use my feeble will power to glue my butt to the seat, more like than not, I will fall asleep. Tragic, what happened to me, I used to do so well, focused 100% when I was doing homeworks. But now, when I am doing my own research, I cannot focus?!?
The funny thing is if I try to seriously relax and have fun, play games or watch a movie or something, then my mind wonders again, simply cannot focus. Is my brain playing tricks on me, or god is playing a trick on me.
Then it struck me, I should relax, I should let pressure go, and most importantly, think ahead. The reason why homework systems worked is because I was thinking ahead about submitting it and earn praises, the reason why I am motivated to cook 2-3 times a week, is because I am thinking ahead to filling a hungry stomach; and I am writing this blog now, is because I am thinking ahead of sharing my thoughts and revealing a truth about myself. Simply put, all the things we do are means to achieve some ends. Better to keep those ends in minds, rather than treating those means as ends.
And of course, if those ends you keep in mind are too lofty, they don't work. You sitting down to read a paper, you cannot think about this is getting me a job, this is about my retirement plan in 40 years. The ends have to be immidiately realizable, no matter how silly they are.
Keep on thinking about those goals, automatically, I would have an urge to do things to attain those goals. And once those goals are achieved, then I feel gratified and motivated. Remember feelings always come afterwards.
So now, seriously, don't be serious.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Oscar Night
After couple months of lag, we are back.
Last night was Oscar night, we had Miguel coming by to watch the Oscars. Out of 24 categories, I got 9 right, and Miguel got 11. The big surprise is that Bourne Ultimatum won 3 out 3 categories it was nominated. And also the best leading and supporting actresses were surprises.
Jon Stewart did a fine job hosting. But I thought he had too much political overtone. One nice moment was that he invited the girl who the best music back to make her speech after she was cut by the music earlier. And she made a nice comment.
I loved it when the Coen brothers won screenplay, directing, and best picture. They deserve it.
All the European actors won the major acting awards, what happened to the Americans? Or the academy is doing a scene this year?
The films this year are much stronger, I feel, comparing to the previous couple years. I still cannot believe Crash and Departed won those two years. This year's film, unlike those two, is definitely to the caliber of the Oscar best pictures.
Last night was Oscar night, we had Miguel coming by to watch the Oscars. Out of 24 categories, I got 9 right, and Miguel got 11. The big surprise is that Bourne Ultimatum won 3 out 3 categories it was nominated. And also the best leading and supporting actresses were surprises.
Jon Stewart did a fine job hosting. But I thought he had too much political overtone. One nice moment was that he invited the girl who the best music back to make her speech after she was cut by the music earlier. And she made a nice comment.
I loved it when the Coen brothers won screenplay, directing, and best picture. They deserve it.
All the European actors won the major acting awards, what happened to the Americans? Or the academy is doing a scene this year?
The films this year are much stronger, I feel, comparing to the previous couple years. I still cannot believe Crash and Departed won those two years. This year's film, unlike those two, is definitely to the caliber of the Oscar best pictures.
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